| Date: | Thursday 22 August 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200C Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Tanzanair - Tanzania Air Services |
| Registration: | 5H-TZW |
| MSN: | BL-17 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Manyara -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bukoba Airport (BKZ/HTBU) |
| Zanzibar-Kisauni Airport (ZNZ/HTZA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Beechcraft B200C Super King Air on a charter flight from Bukoba, Tanzania to Zanzibar, force-landed in Lake Manyara following a loss of engine power.
The pilot announced he had lost one engine at 21,000 feet while en route and he decided to divert to Arusha. During the descent, at 16,000 feet, the remaining engine also seized. He then ditched the plane in Lake Manyara. All aboard were rescued by fishermen.
Sources:
Daily News
Africa Review
Location
Images:
photo (c) Noel Wendelin Komba; Lake Manyara; 22 August 2013
photo (c) Noel Wendelin Komba; Lake Manyara; 22 August 2013
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